Combined sand-band and scraper for vehicle-wheels.



PATENTED MAY,24, 1904 v I I. WLEDDY. i COMBINED SAND BAND AND SGRAPER FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1903.

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Patented May 24, 1904.

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' IRA W. EDDY, ORPROVIDENGE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE" ASSIGNMENTS, TO GARDNERC. LUTHER, OF SWANSEA,

if -....CO MQBINEDTSA ND-BAND AND SCRAPER FOR, VEHlCL E-WHEELS sPncIFioATIoN forming'part of Letters Patent No."760,685, dated'May e4,"19o4.;

" Atalant fins'se ainber30,1903. Serial 115,175,144} (1a model.)

To all whom, it may concern: V

' Be it lznownthatl, IRA W, EDDY, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of-Providence, in the county of'Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ina Combined Sand-Band. and .Scraperfor Vehicle-Wheels,

of which the following is a specification.

This" invention relates to novel improvements in a combined sand-band and scraper or clearerfor vehicle-wheels; andit consists, es-

sentially, of a-wheel-hubhaving a projecting ring or annular guard member secured to its inner .or rear end arranged to form outer and lnner peripheral groves,.-1n combination w1th a sand-band. adapted to be mounted on a --wheel-axle provided with an annular flange adapted in use-to inclose said guard member and having an openingtherethrough in its under aside and ascraper, located contiguous'to said opening and in yielding engagement with the ring, all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

I am well aware that vehicle-wheels have been provided-with sand-bands and scraping devices long prior to my present invention,

and therefore I disclaimsuch former construction. a v

The invention herewith possesses-a greater degree of efiiciency and utility, it is more cheaply constructed, it is more easily and quickly applied to the axle and hub, and is cured independently of the condition of the leather washers usedthat is to say, even though the wheel be very loosely washered or worn the device is equally as eflicient as though the wheel were newly washered. I may add incidentally that the scraper or clearer is as efficient when the wheel is revolved backward as when it is revolving in the normal dlrection or forward.

vIn the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal central sectional view showing f my invention in its normal position and rela Fig.2 is a front-end view of the sand-band and scraper.

tion to a wheel-hub and axle.

Fig. 3 is a corresponding rear or outer view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the scraper itself. a

A, again referring to the drawings, designates a wheel or vehicle hub of usual construction provided with ametalaxle box or bearing a and axle b, the latter being turned and fitted to the bore of said axle-box and having interposed washer members w, all as usual. The face of the rear or inner end of said hub is providedwith a projecting annular ringor metal guard member 0, its formcross-sectio'nally being triangular, thereby producing a V shaped outer groove d and an independent inner V-shaped groove OZ. The outer face of the guard is substantially parallel with the hubs face. The guard may be secured to the hub. in any suitable way. series of integral spur-like projections d which are forced or driven into the hub. The location of the guard is about mid way between I the axle-box and the outer band a all J as clearly shown. Y i

The sand-band proper,./t, is adapted to be mounted on the square or shank part b of the axle and is provided with an overhanging annular flange h, the face of the latter when in use being located contiguous to the face of the As drawn, it has a hub A and inclosing within the chamber thus formed in the sand-band h for the reception of the shank of the axle. The inner side or blade portion a of the scraper is or may be bent laterally to make it more resilient, the same extending downwardly and bearing fiatwiseagainst the face of the guard-ring 0. After the device has been placed in proper position longitudinally of the axle it may be rigidly secured in place by meansof a setscrew 8, tapped into the under side of the hub of the sand-band, the screw at the same time bearing against the base of the interposed scraper 6, thereby maintaining the latter in position also, all as shown in Fig. 1.

Assuming now that the several members comprising my invention to have been constructed, arranged, and mounted substantially as represented in Fig. 1, the operation may be described as follows: Any sand, dirt, &c., that may work in the space between the face of the revolving hub and the non-revolving flange it will be caught in the outer groove d and deflected therefrom by gravity into the opening an of the sand-band. In case any oil or foreign matter works out from the axle box the same will be caught in the inner or lower groove d of the guard-rin hen the ,oil overflows the last-named groove and onto the face of the ring or guard, the latter in revolving carries such overflow around until arrested by the stationary resilient blade portion 6, which latter operates to scrape or clear the oil from the guard onto the blade, and from the latter it falls to the earth. It will be seen that the blade is somewhat pointed and extends below the guard-ring.

In case the scraper becomes worn out or inoperative it is a comparatively simple matter to remove it and substitute a new one, the cost being merely nominal. The other members of the device are practically as durable as the vehicle itself.

I do not desire to limit the shape of the guard-ring, &c. to the exact form represented in the drawings, as it is evident that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1. As an improved article of manufacture, the combined sand-band and scraper or clearer hereinbefore described, the same consisting of .a guard-ring adapted to be secured to the hub of a vehicle-wheel, a sand-band having an overhanging flange cut away or open on its under side, and a scraper or clearer member adapted when in use to be in continuous engagement with the face of said guard-ring, said sand-band and clearer capable of being adjustably secured to the axle.

2. The combination with a wheel-hub and a projecting concentric guard ring secured thereto and forming outer and inner grooves, (Z, d, respectively, of an axle member having said hub mounted thereon, asand-band mounted on said axle provided with an overhanging apertured flange forming a chamber inclosing said guard-ring, a clearer member in continuous yielding engagement with the face of theguard, and means for securing the sand-band and clearer in position on the axle.

3. The combination with a wheel-hub and a guard-ring secured thereto,of an axle, a sandband mounted thereon, a resilient scraper member engaging said guard-rin g, said scraper being bent and seated in the sand-band, and a set-screw mounted in the hub of said band and bearing against the base of the scraper, the latter being interposed between the axle and screw, whereby the members are adjustably secured in position upon the axle.

A. In a device of the class hereinbefore described, provided with a revoluble guard-ring and a non-revoluble sand-band, a sheet-metal scraper 0r clearer member mounted in said sand-band having the blade portion thereof in yielding engagement with and extending beyond the outer diameter of said ring.

Signed at Providence, Rhode Island, this 21st day of September, 1903.

IRA W. EDDY.

Witnesses:

Geo. H. REMINGTON, G. O. LUTHER. 

